H.I.G. Capital koopt industrieel vastgoed in Noorwegen
LONDEN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– H.I.G. Capital, LLC (H.I.G.), een toonaangevende internationale private-equity-investeerder met 18 miljard euro in beheer, heeft vandaag bekendgemaakt dat een van zijn filialen de aankoop van een industrieel terrein van 43 duizend vierkante meter in Kongsberg Technology Park heeft afgerond. Kongsberg Technology Park is een van de toonaangevende industriële clusters in Noorwegen. De financiële details van de aankoop zijn niet bekendgemaakt.
De transactie is de 31e vastgoedinvestering van H.I.G. in Europa sinds het begin van 2013. H.I.G. blijft zijn omvangrijke Europese vastgoedportefeuille uitbreiden. Deze portefeuille bestaat uit zowel kapitaal- als schuldinvesteringen, met een bijzondere focus op waardeverhogende mogelijkheden in de small- en midcap.
H.I.G. Capital Acquires Industrial Asset in Norway
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– H.I.G. Capital, LLC (“H.I.G.”), a leading global private equity and alternative asset investment firm with €18 billion of equity capital under management, announced that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of a 43,000 m 2 industrial compound in Kongsberg Technology Park, one of the leading industrial clusters in Norway. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The transaction represents H.I.G.’s 31 st real estate investment in Europe since the start of 2013. H.I.G. continues to add to its sizeable portfolio of real estate assets in Europe, consisting of both equity as well as debt investments, with a particular focus on its target market of value-added small/midcap opportunities.
Riccardo Dallolio, Managing Director at H.I.G. in London commented: “This is our third investment in Norway, and our second investment in the Norwegian industrial market. The Nordic real estate market represents an important part of our European strategy and we continue to actively look at opportunities in the small/midcap sector in the region.”
About H.I.G. Capital
H.I.G. is a leading global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with €18 billion of equity capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta in the U.S., as well as international affiliate offices in London, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Rio de Janeiro, H.I.G. specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to small and mid-sized companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused/ value-added approach:
1. H.I.G. Capital’s equity funds invest in management buyouts, recapitalisations and corporate carve-outs of both profitable as well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses.
2. H.I.G. Capital’s debt funds invest in senior, unitranche and junior debt financing to companies across the size spectrum, both on a primary (direct origination) basis, as well as in the secondary markets. H.I.G. is also a leading CLO manager, through its WhiteHorse family of vehicles, and manages a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse Finance.
3. H.I.G.’s real estate funds invest in value-added properties, which can benefit from improved asset management practices.
Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 200 companies worldwide. The firm’s current portfolio includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of €22billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at www.higcapital.com.
* Based on total capital commitments managed by H.I.G. Capital and affiliates.
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Contacts
H.I.G. Capital
Riccardo Dallolio, P +44 (0) 207 318 5700
Managing Director
rdallolio@higcapital.com